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The contents of this publication may be freely used and copied for educational and other non-commercial purposes, provided that any  \nsuch reproduction is accompanied by an acknowledgement of ODIHR as the source.  \nPhoto credits: Chapter 1: OSCE/Urdur Gunnarsdottir, Chapter 2: OSCE/ Jonathan Stonestreet, Chapter 3: OSCE/Curtis Budden, Chapter 4: OSCE/ Alexander Nitzsche, Chapter 5: OSCE/Holly Ruthrauff, Chapter 6: OSCE/Jens Eschenbaecher, Chapter 7: OSCE/Tamara Otiashvili, Chapter 8: Michael Forster Rothbart, Chapter 9: OSCE/Agnieszka Rembowska, Chapter 10: Central Election Commission of Lithuania  \nCover photograph by OSCE/Lubomir Kopaj Designed by Nona Reuter  \nPrinted in Poland by Poligrafus Jacek Adamiak  \nHandbook  \nfor the Observation of Campaign Finance  \nContents  \nForeword 7  \n1. INTRODUCTION 9  \nA. About This Handbook 9  \nB. Importance of Observing Campaign Finance 11  \nC. OSCE Commitments and other International Standards 11  \nD. ODIHR’s Approach to the Observation of Campaign Finance 14  \n2. GENERAL FEATURES OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE SYSTEMS 17  \nA. Political Party Financing and Campaign Financing 17  \nB. Public Campaign Financing and Private Campaign Financing 18  \nC. Campaign Contributions and Campaign Expenditures 20  \nD. Campaign Finance Reporting and Disclosure 20  \nE. Oversight and Monitoring 21  \nF. Sanctions and Appeals 22  \nG. Abuse of State Resources 22  \nH. Vote Buying 23  \n3. THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE 25  \nA. Assessing Campaign Finance Legislation 25  \nB. The Structure of the Legal Framework 26  \nC. Campaign Finance Legislation v. Instructions 28  \nD. Balancing Campaign Finance Legislation and Fundamental Freedoms 28  \nE. Points of Inquiry 30  \n4. CONTRIBUTION AND EXPENDITURE LIMITS 31  \nA. Public Campaign Finance Contributions 32  \nB. Private Campaign Finance Contributions 33  \nC. Provisions on Loans 34  \nD. Campaign Finance Expenditures 35  \nE. Campaign Finance Expenditures on Election Day 37  \nF. Provisions on Third Parties 37  \nG. Points of Inquiry 37  \nOSCE/ODIHR Handbook for the Observation of Campaign Finance 5  \n5. REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE 39  \nA. Reporting Requirements 40  \nB. Disclosure Requirements 41  \nC. Points of Inquiry 43  \n6. OVERSIGHT AND MONITORING 45  \nA. Institutional Oversight 46  \nB. Institutional Responsibilities 47  \nC. Civil Society Monitoring 49  \nD. International Monitoring 49  \nE. Points of Inquiry 50  \n7. SANCTIONS AND APPEALS 51  \nA. Effective, Proportionate and Dissuasive Sanctions 52  \nB. Imposing Sanctions 53  \nC. Statutes of Limitations for Breaches of Legislation 54  \nD. Appeals 54  \nE. Points of Inquiry 54  \n8. WOMEN, NATIONAL  \nMINORITIES AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 57  \nA. Women 57  \nB. National Minorities and Persons with Disabilities 58  \nC. The Role of Political Parties 59  \nD. Points of Inquiry 60  \n9. 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